Why Gun Control?
[1/12/2005]
Should America have more strict gun laws, full registration, or even ban guns completely for civilians? Or should all gun control laws be repealed?
Even if we ignore the fact that violent crime always drops when gun laws are repealed and always spikes when gun laws are enacted, even if we ignore the fact that there is a constitutional amendment that secures (as opposed to "grants") our right to "own and carry guns" (modern convention for "keep and bear arms") , even if we ignore that the most deadly cities have all but banned guns (some have banned them), and even if we ignore that only people who care about the law actually follow it, there is a VERY good reason to repeal all gun control laws.
Ask any police officer how many crimes they have prevented. They will most likely tell you one or two at most. Police are called when a crime is happening or has already happened. Until a crime has been committed, the police can't do a thing (and rightfully so). After all, police can't throw someone in jail because they MIGHT do something. But many in government would have you trust your security to them, simply because they want your dependence on government.
Here is a good article on the subject:
http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_6386.shtml
Should America have more strict gun laws, full registration, or even ban guns completely for civilians? Or should all gun control laws be repealed?
Even if we ignore the fact that violent crime always drops when gun laws are repealed and always spikes when gun laws are enacted, even if we ignore the fact that there is a constitutional amendment that secures (as opposed to "grants") our right to "own and carry guns" (modern convention for "keep and bear arms") , even if we ignore that the most deadly cities have all but banned guns (some have banned them), and even if we ignore that only people who care about the law actually follow it, there is a VERY good reason to repeal all gun control laws.
Ask any police officer how many crimes they have prevented. They will most likely tell you one or two at most. Police are called when a crime is happening or has already happened. Until a crime has been committed, the police can't do a thing (and rightfully so). After all, police can't throw someone in jail because they MIGHT do something. But many in government would have you trust your security to them, simply because they want your dependence on government.
Here is a good article on the subject:
http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_6386.shtml
posted by Calan at 16:39
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